A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Garden of the Sun

"GARDEN OF THE SUN"   THE BACKER FAMILY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SUPPORTER OF CITY PARK. THE PLAQUE BELOW HONORING ALBERT F. BACKER WAS PLACED NEAR A SUNDIAL LOCATED BEHIND THE CASINO BUILDING.   ...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • botanical garde...
  • garden
  • art
  • albert backer s...
  • 1963
  • 1949
  • 2020

Chapel Of The Rain

Chapel Of The Rain   Robin Tanner American 1947   A Gift Of The Garden Study Club Of New OrleansSubmitted by @lampbane

Chapel Of The Rain   Robin Tanner American 1947 A Gift Of The Garden Study Club Of New OrleansSubmitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • robin tanner
  • art
  • garden
  • botanical garde...
  • 1947

Nude Girl with Shell

Nude Girl with Shell   Bronze c. 1966   On Loan from The Helis FoundationSubmitted by @lampbane

Nude Girl with Shell   Bronze c. 1966   On Loan from The Helis FoundationSubmitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • art
  • sculpture
  • botanical garde...
  • garden
  • 1966

A Remarkable Life - Enrique Alférez

A REMARKABLE LIFE   Enrique Alférez was born on May 4, 1901 in San Miguel de Mexquital, Zacatecas, Mexico.

A REMARKABLE LIFE   Enrique Alférez was born on May 4, 1901 in San Miguel de Mexquital, Zacatecas, Mexico. "His introduction to America came through Texas, followed by four years in Chicago. But ...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • garden
  • botanical garde...
  • enrique alférez
  • 1901
  • 1988

Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden

The Helis Foundation   Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden October 28, 2015Submitted by @lampbane

The Helis Foundation   Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden October 28, 2015Submitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • botanical garde...
  • garden
  • sculpture garde...
  • 2015

Magic in the Moonlight 2013

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT 2013   HONORING THE GARDEN STUDY CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS   FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT 2013   HONORING THE GARDEN STUDY CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS   FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • art
  • garden
  • botanical garde...
  • 2013

Fritz Bultman, Good News I

FRITZ BULTMAN GOOD NEWS I, 1963 ON LOAN, COURTESY OF THE HELIS FOUNDATION   #ARTFORALLNOLA   About the Artist:   Born in New Orleans in 1919, Fritz Bultman was a noted early Abstract Expressionist ...

FRITZ BULTMAN GOOD NEWS I, 1963 ON LOAN, COURTESY OF THE HELIS FOUNDATION   #ARTFORALLNOLA   About the Artist:   Born in New Orleans in 1919, Fritz Bultman was a noted early Abstract ...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • art
  • fritz bultman
  • 1963

Rosemonde E. Emile Kuntz Rooms

ROSEMONDE E. AND EMILE KUNTZ ROOMS   THESE ROOMS, EXHIBITING CHOICE EXAMPLES OF AMERICA'S FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS HERITAGE IN NEW ORLEANS, WERE FIRST CONCEIVED BY FELIX HERWIG KUNTZ (1890-1971), THE ...

ROSEMONDE E. AND EMILE KUNTZ ROOMS   THESE ROOMS, EXHIBITING CHOICE EXAMPLES OF AMERICA'S FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS HERITAGE IN NEW ORLEANS, WERE FIRST CONCEIVED BY FELIX HERWIG KUNTZ (1890-1971), THE ...

  • new orleans
  • louisiana
  • museum
  • rosemonde kuntz
  • emile kuntz

Telescope for a Tombstone: The Great 36-inch Refreactor

    Niagara Falls: Height, Sight, and Flight

      Larkspur's First 100 Years

      CELEBRATING LARKSPUR'S FIRST 100 YEARS AS A CITY THAT PRESERVES AND HONORS ITS HISTORY AND SMALL TOWN CHARACTER 1908 CENTENNIAL 2008

      CELEBRATING LARKSPUR'S FIRST 100 YEARS AS A CITY THAT PRESERVES AND HONORS ITS HISTORY AND SMALL TOWN CHARACTER 1908 CENTENNIAL 2008

        Blue Star Memorial Highway West Palm Beach

          Sydney Opera House

            RR

            RR: We will love you more with each passing day Love Mom & DadSubmitted by @lampbane

            RR: We will love you more with each passing day Love Mom & DadSubmitted by @lampbane

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • hudson river
            • hudson river pa...

            The Novogratz Family

            The Novogratz Family

            The Novogratz Family

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • hudson river
            • hudson river pa...
            • bench

            Rita Cecilia Andrade Villacis

            Rita Cecilia Andrade Villacis Energía Positiva, Inspirational HumanSubmitted by @lampbane

            Rita Cecilia Andrade Villacis Energía Positiva, Inspirational HumanSubmitted by @lampbane

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • hudson river pa...
            • rita cecilia an...
            • bench

            610 Tchoupitoulas Street

            610 Tchoupitoulas Street First Renaissance Building   Built in 1843 and occupied in the 1930's by Southern Coffee Mills Ltd., coffee producers for Café Du Monde.   Purchased and renovated in 1999 by ...

            610 Tchoupitoulas Street First Renaissance Building   Built in 1843 and occupied in the 1930's by Southern Coffee Mills Ltd., coffee producers for Café Du Monde.   Purchased and renovated in 1999 by ...

            • louisiana
            • new orleans
            • renaissance
            • 1843
            • 1999
            • 2001

            Franklin D. Roosevelt

            FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1945   Day of Infamy Speech  

            FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1945   Day of Infamy Speech "Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and ...

            • louisiana
            • new orleans
            • world war ii
            • wwii
            • 1933
            • 1941
            • 1945
            • franklin roosev...

            Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Felix J. Dreyfous

            Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Felix J. Dreyfous

            Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Felix J. Dreyfous

            • louisiana
            • new orleans
            • felix dreyfous

            Thomas A. Gragard

            THOMAS A. GRAGARD 1891 1918 2ND DIVISION 6TH REGIMENT MARINES 79TH COMPANY KILLED IN ACTION SOME 6TH, 1938 IN BELLEAU WOOD IN ATTACK AND CAPTURE BOURESCHES AISNE FRANCESubmitted by @lampbane

            THOMAS A. GRAGARD 1891 1918 2ND DIVISION 6TH REGIMENT MARINES 79TH COMPANY KILLED IN ACTION SOME 6TH, 1938 IN BELLEAU WOOD IN ATTACK AND CAPTURE BOURESCHES AISNE FRANCESubmitted by @lampbane

            • louisiana
            • new orleans
            • thomas graghard
            • 1891
            • 1918
            • world war i

            Conde B. McCullough and the Upper Perry Arch Bridge

              Riverfront Park

                Jamestown Architectural Heritage

                  Denver Airport Time Capsule

                  DENVER THE TIME CAPSULE BENEATH THIS STONE IS PLACED THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 2013 IN CELEBRATION OF REACHING THE MIDPOINT OF THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOTEL AND TRANSIT CENTER IS TO BE OPENED BY ...

                  DENVER THE TIME CAPSULE BENEATH THIS STONE IS PLACED THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 2013 IN CELEBRATION OF REACHING THE MIDPOINT OF THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOTEL AND TRANSIT CENTER IS TO BE OPENED BY ...

                    Mount Hamilton Road: The Early Auto Era